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18-Mar-21 8:52am
#1
benstylus
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Place to discuss Evercade related stuff.

Secrets top-posted to keep them easy to find.

Hidden Evercade VS games
Cartridge Combinations (put a game in each slot, and it unlocks a secret game)

Atari Collection 1 + 2 = Dark Chambers (7800 version)
Atari Lynx Collection 1 + 2 = Raid on Tricity: Second Wave (Lynx version, obviously)
Piko Interactive Collection 1 + 2 = Pyramids of Ra (NES prototype/expanded version)
Gaelco Arcade 1 + Indie Heroes Collection 1 = Arkade Rush (NES homebrew)


Button Combinations on the main screen:

L2+R2+Select = Gotris (Sega Master System homebrew)
L1+R1+Up = NNNNNN (NES homebrew)
L1+R1+Down = Spacey McRacey (NES homebrew)


Secret Codes (Currently need to be entered every time, does not save unlocks)
SEIJIWASHERE unlocks Kubo 1 & 2
22-Nov-22 8:51am
#2
DCGX
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Admiral wrote:
benstylus wrote:> This month's free Evercade GOTM is Yeah Yeah Beebiss II... which has a pretty hilarious> story behind it.> > It's obviously the sequel to Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, which was never released but appeared> as a listing in some funcoland ads or something.> > This is made by John Riggs, the Youtuber yes Seems like a great guy
I think he just found a build and published it, if I remember. He didn't actually develop it.

22-Nov-22 1:23pm
#3
Admiral
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DCGX wrote:
Admiral wrote:> benstylus wrote: |>> This month's free Evercade GOTM is Yeah Yeah Beebiss II... which has a pretty> hilarious |>> story behind it. |>> |>> It's obviously the sequel to Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, which was never released but> appeared |>> as a listing in some funcoland ads or something. |>> |>> > > This is made by John Riggs, the Youtuber yes Seems like a great guy I think he just found a build and published it, if I remember. He didn't actually develop it.
Ah, possibly right - I didn't dig too deep into it. Thanks yes
7-Dec-22 11:50am
#4
DCGX
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I just got an email from Funstock saying my limited edition Evercade EXP order was one of those affected by a recent theft. I didn't even know there was a theft. It says Blaze is restarting production on the limited editions to cover the orders, and they will ship in early 2023. In the meantime, Funstock is including a screen protector, discount code on future orders and Blaze is putting the names of those affected into the Evercade EXP credits in a January update.

I was getting excited for the EXP, so this is a bummer. Some jerks will always be jerks. Hopefully we can spot those scalpers and stop them from selling their stolen goods. Funstock has requested that, if so, to let them know.

7-Dec-22 12:14pm
#5
benstylus
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That ducks. I hadn't heard about it either.

I guess you can keep an eye on ebay and assume any LE's are stolen and report them unless they include a picture of the receipt or packing slip?

I don't think Blaze is big enough to be able to push ebay to action, though i could be wrong.

7-Dec-22 1:26pm
#6
DCGX
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Blaze might not be, but Funstock might be. Definitely a good bet since it sounded like, in the email, nothing was shipping until early next year.

7-Dec-22 1:35pm
#7
benstylus
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I looked on ebay and didn't find any. So maybe the thieves aren't that dumb to start selling yet

7-Dec-22 2:25pm
#8
DarkFact
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I asked for a refund. Before finding out about this :p
13-Dec-22 3:53pm
#9
benstylus
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Got my shipping confirmation from VGPlus today for my standard edition.



19-Dec-22 1:31pm
#10
benstylus
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Exp arrived today. I've put it on the charger and will try it out later

19-Dec-22 2:15pm
#11
DarkFact
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Ordered with Songbird on Friday in the hopes they'd ship early and I'd get it before Christmas. It feels like they're already on vacation, very big bummer.
19-Dec-22 5:45pm
#12
benstylus
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Ok, played it for about an hour. Here are my first impressions

Screen is much nicer than the original, though still not as crisp as it could be, especially in games with small bullets flying around the screen.

System itself is quite a bit heavier than the original.

Built in Capcom games are cool, though some games like Legendary Wings (arcade) and Vulgus (arcade) are overly difficult with no autofire and no way to adjust dip switches. 1942 (arcade) is one of the games where bullets are difficult to see.

Built in wifi updates is great, was able to get the latest firmware easily.

Tate mode just uncomfortable as I imagined it would be when they announced it. Partly just due to weight distribution, and partly just due to size. Vertically oriented games look great that way though. Maybe they will release a flip grip style accessory (or maybe just have a proper rotatable screen on the next iteration of the handheld).

Desperately needs custom button mapping per game (Ghouls & Ghosts commits the unpardonable sin of reverse jump and attack layout compared to thr standard set by Super Mario Bros), as was as auto fire settings for some of those shooters (especially in tate mode - welcome to hand cramp land).

I don't like how if you have the tate button toggled on, even horizontal games are displayed vertically when you boot them up. Not sure why that is even an option.

Overall, I probably wouldn't have gotten it if they weren't discontinuing support for the original. I maybe should have waited until there were some more games the original couldn't run properly. The upgrades are nice, but not necessary in my opinion.

The Capcom games weren't a draw for me personally since I already own them on other systems

Sailorneorune will probably get some good use out of it though. She really likes playing on the go.

19-Dec-22 6:04pm
#13
DarkFact
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I knew tate was gonna be too awkward to be realistically feasible without some type of side grip.
21-Dec-22 4:08pm
#14
DarkFact
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My first impressions are great! No reason to buy the original, the screen is great, the UI is nice, the shoulder buttons should let them do more PlayStation ports in the future which is good, the speakers are SO FUDGING BAD but that’s my only complaint. New screen is so sharp and so much more vibrant than the old one. It’s like going from Switch to OLED, not going back.
21-Dec-22 9:54pm
#15
loztdogs
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DarkFact wrote:
My first impressions are great! No reason to buy the original, the screen is great, the UI is nice, the shoulder buttons should let them do more PlayStation ports in the future which is good, the speakers are SO FUDGING BAD but that’s my only complaint. New screen is so sharp and so much more vibrant than the old one. It’s like going from Switch to OLED, not going back.
Dibs!


22-Dec-22 5:17am
#16
DarkFact
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send offer
31-Dec-22 11:58pm
#17
loztdogs
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Just got my Evercade exp today. Been playing a lot of Alwa. Great platformer lots of fun.

A few observations - battery life is pretty crummy not near the four hours it advertised. No manual sleep feature. The light bleed below the screen is pretty annoying.

Other that I’m digging it. Anybody have games up for trade?

1-Jan-23 9:05am
#18
DCGX
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Glad to hear you're digging it. Blaze sent out an email a couple of days ago saying manufacturing of the limited editions has started, and they should ship early March.

1-Jan-23 9:12am
#19
benstylus
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loztdogs wrote:
Just got my Evercade exp today. Been playing a lot of Alwa. Great platformer lots of fun. A few observations - battery life is pretty crummy not near the four hours it advertised. No manual sleep feature. The light bleed below the screen is pretty annoying. Other that I’m digging it. Anybody have games up for trade?
Did you have it run out or just look low on the battery indicator? Out of the box there were some issues with the battery indicator almost immediately going down to 3 bars, and then two bars not too long after that, but it wasn't accurate. The new firmware update has fixed this somewhat, but they are still working to make the battery indicator better.

I haven't played for 4 hours straight to see what the actual battery life is though


1-Jan-23 9:51am
#20
loztdogs
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@benstylus out of the box I did a firmware update and charged it to 100%. Then played a few games throughout the day. It seemed like after a couple of hours (not consecutive) it was showing low battery. The battery indicator is definitely is definitely wonky. I ran the battery down up until the light was flashing red last night before bed. We’ll see how today goes with a full battery.

3-Jan-23 11:20am
#21
loztdogs
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After playing the exp off and on throughout the extended weekend I’m guessing it’s roughly 2.5 hours on a full charge. Kind of bummer but maybe Blaze can optimize the battery life in a future update.


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